Laiakini Waqanisau

Children On The Road - Poem by Laiakini Waqanisau

Dust storms in the air, unknown roads unwindChildren standing with stretched hands line up left and rightVehicles, Lorries scurry to their placesNot one stopping, only throwing gifts to those handsClothes dusty from the southerly windsGrandma shelters a little one from eyes that peerVehicles drive on leaving a trail of children on the roadStanding left and right to welcome all

Poet's Notes about The Poem

I wrote this poem based on an experience in North Sinai on the 19 December 2013, in Egypt. I saw 50 children or so standing on the road welcoming a convoy of vehicles. This poem is dedicated to those children.